, 1887-06-10
THE RACES.
A Large Crowd in Attendance at
The Grounds Yesterday.
SDms Exceedingly Fine Trotting,
Pacing and Running.

In the neighborhood OF 500 people at
tended the races at the fair grounds yes
terday afternoon, and much interest was
manifested in the result of each trial of
speed. The 18th infantry band was in
attendance, and enlivened the occasion
with excellent music.
The races we're called promptly at . p.
~. aud without much delay were CON
tinued until Sis when the programme
tor the day was completed.
The first of the races was u trotting
race of the 2:40 class, the entries being
Kate Carey, Tramp s, and Matte ). 1t
was evident from the start hat Kate
Carey was destined to be the winner, and
these expectations were fully realized, for
Carey took the lead and kept it from the
start. The race was to be won by the
best three in five, but as Kate Carey won
the three first heats the other two were
not run. The following is the official
record:
First heat-Kate Carey won, Tramp 8
second, Matte J third. Time, 2:43f.
Second heat-Kate Carey won, Tramp s
second, Matte j third. Time. 2:444.
Third heat-Kate Carey won Matte J
second, Tramp S third. Time, 2:43&.
The next was a pacing race, which was
a very exciting one, and all of the PAGERS
participating did noble work. The entries
tor the race were L G. Lee, Billy
Bunker and Honesty. AS in the t~rotting
race, which preceded it, it was evident
almost from the start which horse was to
be the winner. and those disposed to
BET my money on the bobtsil nag,
II anyone will bet on the bay
governed themselves accordingly. and
while the prospective winner was not a
bobtail nag, nearly everybody bet on l.,
G. Lee. The race was for the best three
in five heats, the following being the
score:
First heat-L. G. Lee won, Billy
Bunker second, Honesty third. Time.
2:2S. Second heat-L c. Lee won,
Honesty second, Billy Bunker third.
Time 2:30. Third heat-L. c. Lee won,
Honesty second, Billy Bunker third.
Time, 2:28.
The last of the series of races yesterday
was a running race best two in three heats,
all ages, the horses entered being Ninena,
Philo Clark and Unique. First heat.
Ninena won, Philo Clark second. Unique
third. Second heat. Ninena won, Philo
Clark second, Unique distanced.
The original programme contemp lated
the best three in five heats, but this was
subsequently changed to the best two in
three, and as Ninena won two straight
heats it concluded the race.
TO DAYS RACES.
There are to be four races this afternoon
and to-day will be by far the best and
most exciting of the three.
1t is announced by the Fair Association
that between the heats of the regular races
this afternoon there will be a g~entlemen's
race, catch weight, to the winner OF which
the association offers a cup.
The following named horses, together
with their riders, will compete
Gaylad, b.. g., MI. F. T. Iselin.
Climax, CHI. g., Mr.. H. G. Fox.
Endebar, gr. g., Mr.. Sterling Birming-
ham.
Bashaw, CHI. G., Mr.. C. F. T. Wyndam
Quin.
De De, b. g., Mr.. A. Saportas.
The race will be half mile heats, best
two in three, and promises to be exceed
ingly interesting, inasmuch as all the
horses are Wyoming bred and raised.
Among the number Mr.. f. t. Iselin, of
New York, enters and rides his promising
young hunter Gaylad.
The association hopes that everybody
in the city will go out to the races to-day
and every business man who can possibly
do so should close his place CT business
and atfand